Butterfly - School Resources

Teachers can use this page to get ideas of activities to use with their students.

PRINTABLES
- - Brainstorming
- - Graphing / Predictions
- - Writing / Math Activity - Predictions / Addition and Subtraction:
- - Writing Prompt
- - KWL: I see I think I wonder -

VIDEOS
Butterfly Webcams: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/cams.php
United Streaming ( your district must have an account with United Streaming to view this video )
-- Lives of Butterflies ( K-2 ): **http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=BB8B933E-F01C-4C53-BC4F-BA0EB0175567&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US**
-- Ms. Frederick ( 2009 ) Butterfly Emerging from Chrysalis


ACTIVITIES / PHOTOS
Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/butterfly/
Watch a Caterpillar Hatch from its egg: http://www.milkweedcafe.com/hatchingegg.htm
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Story Sequencing
- Activity Directions: http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/hungrycaterpillar/sequencing.htm
- Printable pics: http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/hungrycaterpillar/csequencing.gif
Butterfly Webquest ( 1st Grade Reading/Science ):
---- http://www.dedham.k12.ma.us/webquest/spring2002/lw/butterfly_webquest.htm#Introduction
---- http://www.tangischools.org/schools/phs/techno/slu/EDUC676/wequests/ladner/The%20Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar.htm
Printable: Color the lifecycle: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarchlifecyclenowords.htm
Butterfly Stages: http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/butterfly/index.htm
Monarch Butterflies: http://www.billybear4kids.com/butterfly/flutter-fun.html
K-3 Links: http://www.k-3learningpages.net/web%20butterflies.htm
Where do butterflies come from? http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/butterfly/index.html
Raising Butterflies: http://www.neostream.net/~bfarm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=58
Stages of Metamorphosis: http://www.ansp.org/museum/butterflies/life_cycle.php
Art Ideas: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/butterflies.htm

Activity Book: Creepy Crawlies, Teacher Created Materials Inc. ( see cover to the right )


ART PROJECT
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
1. Leaf with marshmallow
2. Leaf with twisty tie ( colored ) feels fuzzy
3. Pretzels with a peanut hanging
4. Bow Tie noodle colored with a twisty tie for antenna
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